Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
MESSENGER IMAGES: On Jan. 30, NASA will announce the latest scientific findings and release new images of Mercury taken by the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (Messenger) spacecraft during its flyby of the planet earlier this month (DAILY, Jan. 15). After a trip of more than 2 billion miles, Messenger’s cameras and sensors collected more than 1,200 images and made other observations during the Jan. 14 flyby. Data included the first up-close measurements of Mercury since the Mariner 10 spacecraft’s third and final flyby on March 16, 1975.
APACHE SENSORS: The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Command has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control of Orlando, Fla., a $171.8 million firm-fixed price contract for modernized target acquisition designation night vision sensors for the Boeing-built Apache helicopter. Work will be performed in Orlando and is expected to be complete by Sep. 30, 2011.
Everyone has experienced the frustration of a computer failure—booting, rebooting, calling tech support, re-rebooting and cursing the modern blessing of information technology. But imagine your computer crashing while piloting NASA’s Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle on a mission to the Moon.
